Chain belt



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A. R. KEARNEY ET AL CHAIN BELT.

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' 'residing"atPetmathen, Oyne, Aberdeen-Q,

shire, Scotland haveinvented certain new I Patented Jan. "19, 1926.

Emm-e -ARTI-IUR RICHIE KEARNEY, or m mes GREEN, Aivij HARL S WILLIAM A Y- V. LOB, or LONDON; Eivoricnlvio; ND THOMAS GEQF EYL I'JIH, or OYNE,-SGOTLA1\TD.

I CHAIN BELT.

' A plicati fired February 27, 1923,,Sei i 1fiid. 21339. 7

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that ive, ARTHU Rioi ni IiEARNEY, a subject of the King of Great 7 Britain and Ireland, and residing at (S Templars Avenue, GoldersGreeinjinthe county of Middlesex, England, CHARLES \VI LIAM TA LOR, a subje'ct of the King of. Great Britain and Ireland, "and residing at 14-2 Albany Street, London, N. WV, England, and THOMAS GEO FREY Liirri-ifa subject of the King of Great Britain and Ireland, and

and useful Improvements inChain Belts, of

which thefollowingis a specification.

This invention relates toimprovements in, chain belts and the like of the kind in which the drivinglinks alternate with connecting or coupling links and" consist of a metal frame supporting the actual rubber or other driving face; in suchfchain belts the'con- I I stamped in them in the position shown. two

of the liooked type.

nectino; or coupling links are very' commonly The chief difficulty met with practice in such chain belts is. to attach the rubber orw the like to the frame securely e'nough to enable it to stand up to" its work and not to be torn away under-the heavy working stresses to which it is subjected.

Another difficulty when hooked links are used arise's'fromthe factthat the restraint is in some'cases so incomplete-that the links 'may come apart when handledjinthe work-r shop or elsewhere.

With the object of'overcoming suoh diiiiculties, the present invention consists'iii' the features hereinafterf described and larly set forth in the claims. I

-Referring to the accompanying drawings,

which illustrate one form; of the invention as applied to a chain or link-belt drivinglink with the rubber vulcanized and moulded to the steel skeleton, one coupling link. being shown n pos tion; i

' Figure 8 shows adj ac'en particu- Figure 1 Shows a P n-0f the tfiliskele-x Figure i5 is a cross section'on the line 5 -5 section on the line6 6 also the rubber passing through'holes in the steel skeleton, r Fi ure 7 longitudinahsection onthe line 7-?: of Figurel' With the coupling link removed, while finally rect positionfor coupling or uncoupling in accordance withthe present invention.

In carry ngxthe nvention into-effect ac? cord ng to the formshown, each driving link tliiiks' inlthe' corconsists of ,a steel frame or skeleton,'A, as

shown in Figures 1,2 and 3. This frame mayl be made out'of sheet steelfstamped .to

the required form and bent into a Vv or U shape to correspond generally with the'walls of the groove in which the belt works, the

walls, a, of the frame, however, having pairs of 'opp'osedztrough-like corrugations,

b, the inner sides of which'are parallel as seen in Figure 8. Inthe corrugations, holes, 0, are formedthrough' each of, which passes a riveted 1 pin, d, (see Figure '5); supporting the bush, e,with..whichithe coupling; links co-act! "Additional holes, f,,,areialso formed in the steel skeletonto assist. in securing. the

rubbertheretoas shown, for vexample, in

Figure 7 6.

"Around the steelskeleton so formed. and

inrparticular; on the inside and outside of the side walls respectively, the rubber formmg the drivin'g face's is vulcanized or moulded in an integral mass so'as c'om- Y p'letely; to enclose the steel frame with the exception the. opposed parallel portions of the corrugations, b, which project slight- 1y beyond the rubber, sufficient space between the sidewalls being in every case left Owing to theshapejof the skeleton and the-disposition argue rubber around it a firm attachment is securedbetw eenthe two partsand this attachment is assisted by the rubber passing through. the holes, 7", from side te-side. Holes, 9, h, (see Figure 5) may, t e-left the rubber so that after vulcanization the pins, d, and bush, 0, of any appropriate metal may be placed in position and the ends of the pin riveted over. The bush is of such a length axially as to fit between the parallel surfaces of the corrugations, Z), and prevent them appreaching so as to jam or seize the coupling links, 2'. The opposed parallel faces of the corrugations thus serve as seatings for the metal bushes and coupling links.

According to another form, the trough like corrugations may be annular in shape and concentric with the pivot pins, but we prefer those shown running across the link at right angles to the length of the chain as better adapted to withstand the forces tending to separate the rubber from its supporting frame.

In order to preventaccidental detachment of a hooked link, a transverse web of rubber, 70, is provided within the angle of the U as shown particularly in Figure 4 and also in the longitudinal section of Figure 7, the

relative contours of web and hook being such that coupling or uncoupling can only be effected by a bodily distortion or local compression of the rubber or the like of the web.

Preferably the webs, when the coupling links are in place, are under a. slight degree of compression, the invention being applicable to the case of a coupling linked hooked either in one or at both ends.

The web is not necessarily made integral with the body of the link and may be of any other resilient; material instead of rubber; moreover, its sectional contour may be varied in any manner to give the effect desired, as for example, by broadening it at the opening of the U. Similarly, the metal frame may be of U, Q or any other integral or built-up section or form.

Owing to the co-action of the web with the connecting links, special means are provided according to a further part of this invention for facilitating disconnection. of one link from another. Vith this object the driving links are given the contour shown in Figure 8, so that by a moment parallel to itself the link on the right-hand side in the figure. can be brought into the position shown by dotted lines. To effect this operation the driving link may be swung parallel to itself about the centre of the hook through a certain arc and then pushed upward and to the left, as seen in the figure, thereby distorting the rubber web, which assists in bringing the coupling link into the dotted position. 'At a certain stage in the movement, the small projection, m, with which the coupling link is provided extends beyond the contour of the driving link and the coupling link can with its help be readily lifted from itsbearing.

The proportions and contour of the rubbelt itself than in other forms of chain belt heretofore proposed.

Although the invention has been described in detail with reference to a chainbelt suitable for a motor cycle or auxiliary drives on motor cars, nevertheless the principles involved can be readily applied to conveyor or other forms of chain-belt and we wish it to be understood that the scope of the invention is wide enough to include all such applications.

In addition, our invention is not restricted to the form of metal frame illustrated as it is equally applicable to frames having side walls and of other sections or shapes, built-up or integral, while other forms of coupling link may likewise be used.

Having now described our invention, what we claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is 1. A driving link for a chain-belt comprising in combination a substantially U- shaped metal frame having two side walls and a mass of resilient material integrally attached between and outside said walls, as set forth.

2. A driving link for a chain-belt comprising in combination a substantially U- shaped metal frame having side walls pierced with holes and a mass of resilient material integrally attached between and outside said walls, the said holes allowing the resilient material on the two sides of said walls to integrally unite, as set forth.

8. A driving link for a chain-belt comprising a metal frame having side walls, projections oppositely disposed in pairs upon the inside of said walls, and a mass of resilient material integrally attached between and outside said walls, said projections being left free from resilient material so as to provide seatings for coupling links, as set forth.

4. A driving link for a chain-belt comprising coupling links, a metal frame hav ing side walls, projections oppositely dis posed in pairs upon the inside of said side walls, parallel faces provided upon said projections to form seating for said coupling links and a mass of resilient material integrally attached to the whole inside and outside surface of the frame with the exception of said parallel faces, as set forth.

5. A driving link for a chain-belt 601R- corrugations upon the surface. of said side walls and a mass of resilient material'integrally attached between and outside said Walls, as set forth.

- 6. A driving chain-belt comprising in one-end to adri'ving link, 'aQhook' at combination coupling links, driving links composed of a substantially U,-shaped metal frame, a mass of resilient material integrally attached to the inside and outside of said frame, and means for connecting said links together, as set forth. I

7. A chain belt comprisingin combina-.

tion" a driving link having a metal frame, a coupling link having a hook at one end for connecting said hook to said driving link, and a mass of resilient material integrally attached ithin and around said frame so as to leave a space'for saidhook, a coupling link being adapted to be engaged or disengaged in position only when said driving linkhas been brought to touchthe next adjacent driving linkby a movement parallel to itself as set forth.

8. A driving chain belt comprising in combination a driving link having a metal frame,ia coupling link pivotally attached to the other end of said coupling link, a

resilient mass of material integrally at- ,tached Within and around said metal frame leaving a free space for the hooked end of said coupling link, means on said metal frame :for engaging said hooked end and a pro ect1on on said hooked end for leaving the latter out of engagement with th d i ing link asset forth; I

In testimonywhereof We have signed our 1 names to this specification.

ARTHUR RICHIE KEARNEY; CHAR-LES WILLIAM TAYLOR. THOMAS GEOFFREYLEITH. 

